How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy  —  The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.  —  On the last Friday of September 2023 …

Judge blocks Trump administration's mass firings of federal workers  —  A federal judge ruled that the terminations at several agencies, including the Department of Defense, were likely illegal.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management …

BREAKING: SEC halts fraud prosecution of Chinese national who sent Trump millions  —  In December, Popular Information reported that Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun purchased $30 million in crypto tokens from World Liberty Financial (WLF), a new venture backed by President Donald Trump and his family.

NOAA fires about 800 employees, with more possible Friday  —  The Trump administration has its government-shrinking sights set on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where around 800 employees have been tapped for termination, according to two sources close to the agency.

FBI takes up EPA probe amid pushback from judge, prosecutors  —  While career prosecutors in two U.S. attorney offices and a U.S. judge balked at a court-ordered freeze, Citibank has locked down billions without explanation  —  FBI agents this week questioned Environmental Protection Agency …

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World  —  Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.  —  Starting Wednesday afternoon, a wave of emails went out from the State Department …

Trump to Sign Executive Order Making English Official U.S. Language  —  The U.S. has never had a national language in its nearly 250-year history  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is planning to sign an executive order that would for the first time make English the official language of the U.S., according to White House officials.

Behind the scenes, GOP senators challenge legality of Trump's aid cuts  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally who lauded the USAID cuts, quietly joined Democrats in expressing alarm.  —  Just now  —  A handful of Republican senators have joined their Democratic colleagues in expressing alarm …

Trump's Assault on Social Security  —  Social Security is our biggest and most successful safety net program.  The annual $1.6 trillion in benefits constitutes 21% of federal spending and 40% of older adults' income.  It lifts more people out of poverty than any other government program.

Young Republicans Group Invites Accused Sex Trafficker Brothers to Speak: ‘As Free Speech Absolutists...’  —  The Tampa Bay Young Republicans tweeted an invitation to Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan to come speak to their group, drawing swift criticism for the outreach to the men currently facing charges …

CDC Statement on Measles Outbreak  —  RELEASE  —  CDC Media Relations  —  (404) 639-3286  —  media@cdc.gov  —  CDC continues to be in close communication with Texas health authorities about the measles outbreak in West Texas, following the death of a child.  HHS sends its deepest condolences to the family.

Musk Makes Big Mistake While Trying to Smear CNN Legal Analyst Norm Eisen  —  CARELESS  —  The billionaire DOGE chief found a woman with the same last name as a lawyer he hates.  Cue the conspiracy.

Republicans consider major budget change to obscure deficit impact of extending Trump's tax cuts  —  GOP leaders argue that extending Trump's expiring 2017 tax cuts shouldn't be treated as costing any money.  Democrats compare the tactic to nuking the 60-vote filibuster rule.

Trump tried to extort Zelenskyy and was impeached - now he may succeed  —  The Ukrainian president is expected at the White House on Friday to sign a multimillion-dollar minerals deal with echoes of a notorious 2019 phone call  —  Alexander Vindman remembers the phone call - and what he did next.

Speaker Mike Johnson Is Living in a D.C. House That Is the Center of a Pastor's Secretive Influence Campaign  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  In 2021, Steve Berger …

Here's the real threat to ‘personal liberties and free markets’  —  The rapidly spreading authoritarianism coming from this administration threatens all of our freedoms.  —  Over the last 48 hours, I've been receiving from readers and friends the sort of notes one gets upon losing a loved one …

The MAGA War on Speech  —  In 1791, the nation's founders ratified the First Amendment to the Constitution.  It would come to offer protections in the new nation essentially never seen before: the right to ask things of and to criticize the government; to express opinions, popular or not …

Elon Musk Is South African.  It Explains a Lot.  —  Elon Musk is everywhere.  —  He is firing federal employees, gaining access to important government data, popping into the Oval Office, appearing on Fox News alongside President Trump and even attending a White House cabinet meeting.

Attorney General Pamela Bondi Releases First Phase of Declassified Epstein Files  —  Today, Attorney General Pamela Bondi, in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), declassified and publicly released files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his sexual exploitation …

Harsh findings on Trump's aid freeze kept secret by USAID watchdog  —  Two reports showing dire impacts on Africa and Gaza have not been released in fear of Trump's wrath, official says  —  The watchdog for the U.S. Agency for International Development has yet to release two critical reports …

2/28/25 ☀️ AM:  —  New Democratic ads, plus a big CPC PAC-DCCC fundraiser  —  Dem freshman confronts constituent concerns about DOGE … So it's time to take a spin around Capitol Hill for a Leader Look.  —  This is a particularly advantageous time to pass judgment …

Some people online are planning an ‘economic blackout’ Friday.  What does that mean?  —  Shoppers say they're targeting major companies to protest what they describe as corporate corruption.  —  An effort to encourage U.S. consumers to participate in a day of protest by not spending money Friday …

Former defense chiefs denounce Trump's ‘reckless’ Pentagon firings  —  The five former leaders urged Congress to hold the president accountable for what they called his unjustified removal of the Joint Chiefs chairman and other top military officers.  —  Five former defense secretaries …

A Study of Mint Plants.  A Device to Stop Bleeding.  This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”  —  The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.”  A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught …